"The NBC Bay Area Investigative Unit surveyed 252 youth sports leagues across the Bay Area to determine whether teams are following California concussion laws. More than 80 percent of leagues, 207, wouldn’t share details on their safety protocols." https://t.co/fr1OqxQiUc

"I know that no helmet can ever prevent CTE.I know that many athletes... die decades earlier than non-athletes, that manyof their final yearsare spent living in a murky, painfulswamp of splitting headachesand unending pain.

And yet, every Saturday,I’m in the press boxor in the stands.On Sunday,​​I’m on my couch​...tuned in…. and I’m painfully awareof what I’m condoning and encouragingevery week​when I turn on the TV. ​And yet, I can’t stop.”​JULIA POEdailytrojan.com 10/11/18

​“Is that which is being doneanywhere closeto the dimensions of the problem?That’s the real question.And the answer is ‘no.’The problem is science takes time,and the gamesare being playedtomorrow.​You need to make decisions now.”Ken Dryden

Here's to tonight's #JohnDoeStrong"A scary hit...player motionless on the field...long injury delay... waiting on an ambulance...teams coming together in prayer... game has been called.""A freak accident...great display of sportsmanship...he was playing the game he loved..." pic.twitter.com/FMK4YWvz2r

High school football player Dylan Thomas has died.The 16 year old linebacker from Griffin, GA had major brain trauma from a hit while playing a home game for Pike Co. in Zebulon on Friday night.He was airlifted to Atlanta for surgery.Condolences to family and friends. https://t.co/jap70m6joB

Maryland's investigators learned that during meals and in the training room, players were shown graphic videos, violent imagery that included animals killing each other. “...animals eating other animals, pulling them apart," said one playerhttps://t.co/pCxzdS6DuI

Extra running or "conditioning" (up-downs or bear crawls to the point of vomiting are favorites) is classic football punishment. Make no mistake: It is physical torture that would be unconstitutional for any grownup court to mete out.

Heartless and unacceptable: "Asked if he was concerned about the Burleson student who suffered the concussion, Waco ISD Athletic director Tusa said, "It is my responsibility to be concerned about our players, not others in other school districts." https://t.co/6ZJCN3sCZR

Whether we are in​an elevator,a classroom, or a boardroom,​we must demand​those in powerconfront ​the consequencesof their actions.

Nothing is more important to child athletes than Congress stepping up to take regulation out of the hands of the industry by creating an independent agency for oversight. Look at the sex abuse scandals, brain trauma epidemic & hazing in youth sports, it’s out of control.